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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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